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Combat
The sepulchral lurker usually
attacks from a hidden position,
most often erupting
from out of the earth. The
skeletons under its command
are used as distractions, while
it weakens foes with its breath
weapon and slays them with its vicious
claws and bite.
breath Weapon (Su): 30-foot cone of
weakness, usable once every 1d4 rounds,
1d6 Strength damage to all living creatures,
Fortitude DC 14 negates. The
save DC is Constitution-based.
Create
Spawn (Su): A humanoid or monstrous
humanoid slain by a sepulchral lurker rises as a skeleton under
the sepulchral lurker’s control in 1d4 rounds.
Frightful Presence (Ex): This ability automatically takes
effect whenever the sepulchral lurker attacks or charges. 30-ft.
radius, HD 7 or less, Will DC 16 negates. The save DC is
Charisma-based.
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a sepulchral lurker
must hit with a claw attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple
as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity.
Rend (Ex): A sepulchral lurker that hits with both claws
latches onto the opponent’s body and tears the flesh. This
attack automatically does 2d6+7 points of damage.
Skills: *Sepulchral lurkers receive a +4 racial bonus to Hide
checks while in its native environment due to its coloration.
Further, a sepulchral lurker can lie under the sand with only its
eyes and part of its hunched back showing, gaining a +10 cover
bonus on Hide checks.
Treasure
Sepulchral lurkers are often the wardens of very valuable
treasures, which can run the gamut of one’s imagination.
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There is also frequently treasure left behind by victims
killed by the sepulchral lurker (and subsequently
raised as skeletons).
If killed, the sepulchral lurker’s heart
turns into a porous rock. If powdered
and ingested, the stone allows the
person who consumed it to add
+2 to the DC for all saving throws
against spells from the school of
Necromancy that they cast. This
effect lasts for 10 hours. Each
sepulchral lurker heart produces
10 doses, which sell for about
200 gp each.
A sepulchral lurker’s claws can
be made into masterwork daggers
for the cost of a normal dagger.
The claws have a hardness of 10
and 20 hp.
Legends & Lore
CoMMoN: None.
UNCoMMoN: A huge undead beast may be found guarding
treasures hidden in the Bloodstone Marches.
RARE: These sepulchral lurkers are often accompanied by the
risen skeletons of those they have slain.
obSCURE: A sepulchral lurker’s heart is a potent necromantic
ability booster.
Hooks
A necromancer in disguise approaches the PCs in the hopes
of hiring them to hunt down a sepulchral lurker and return
its heart to him. If the offer is accepted, the PCs will receive
a map that leads them to a tomb in the Bloodstone Marches
(perhaps even the one mentioned by Viktor Pendrake). There
they find a sepulchral lurker, but—more importantly—they just
might discover what it was guarding.
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